Law is an Indian Kannada-language legal drama film written and directed by Raghu Samarth. The film stars Ragini Prajwal. It premiered on 17 July 2020 on Prime Video.
Plot
Nandini is a law graduate who files a case of gang-rape and uses the power of the social media to gain support. After several delays by an ineffective local police, the case is handed over to CBI. Brahma, the officer in-charge, Brahma, sets about his investigation and finds out that the culprits are Kamalesh Lad, Bhandari & Kanthi Kotwal, all sons of powerful and corrupt politicians. The trial begins with Nandini representing herself, against the formidable prosecutor and all the evidence is in favor of Nandini. After a series of turns and twists, Parthasarthy begins to doubt that the crime even happened. Watch to find out if the rapists get convicted.
In March 2019, it was announced that Ragini Prajwal would be making her feature film debut in Law, directed by Raghu Samarth and produced by Puneeth Rajkumar's PRK Productions. Regarding the title, Raghu said, "Nandini is a law graduate, and due to her circumstances, she ends up fighting her own case. This is why we thought the title worked." Ragini said she accepted the film because of its script, adding, "I didn’t see myself doing a romantic film as my debut, so I thought this movie is a great first choice." The film was produced by Puneeth's wife Ashwini and M. Govinda. Besides directing, Raghu also wrote the script. Cinematography was handled by Sugnaan, and editing by Srikanth.
Music
The music is composed by Vasuki Vaibhav. The film's only song is "Happy Song", a "new-age party song" written by Jayanth Kaikini and sung by Vasuki Vaibhav and Madhuri Sheshadri.
Release and reception
Law premiered on 17 July 2020 on Prime Video. It was originally planned for a theatrical release, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the theatrical release was cancelled. The film was initially supposed to premiere on Prime Video on 26 June 2020 before being postponed by three weeks.
